battery monitor imprecise?

[Nugga]

Hello guys.
Last night my iPad 2 had 98% battery left after some hours of recharge.
I took my iPad and started watching some videos and all kind of random stuff. After about an hour and a half, the battery said 93%, which kinda impressed me cause it should have lost about 15% if the 10 hour battery life holds true.

Well i put my iPad to sleep (did not turn it off) and when i woke up next morning about 9 hours later the battery monitor said 85% left.

For me it looks like it need some time to actually figure out the exact amout of battery left?

Have any of you tried something similar?

 

[dvmweb]

Sounds about right. The battery will dissipate over time of course, even when screen is not on. Just plug it in every night as a habit to keep it topped off. My iPad 1 works all day. I get it down to about 40%. if I use it a lot I will plug itin to keep it charged up. Understand the rechargable battery.

 

[ipaduser434]

Apple has published some good tips on the iPad battery:

Apple - Batteries - iPad

 

[Tim SPRACKLEN]

If you're interested in a technical discussion of the use of lithium ion batteries - the sort the iPad has - then there's a good article here.


Charging Lithium-ion – Battery University

Tim